Wheel-guard.



Gf.` W. HALL'BY.

WHEEL GUARD.

APPLloATIoN FILED 00T.14,1913.

Patented Aug. 4, 1914 x1 j Ink GEORGE W. H ALLEY, OF NEVADA, IOWA.

WHEEL-GUARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 14, 1913.

Serial No. 795,096.

T0 all 1li/0m it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE IV. I-IALLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Nevada, in the county of Story, State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wheel-Guards; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to wheel guards and more particularly to guards for car wheels.

An object of the invention is to provide a wheel guard which may be readily secured to the axle boxing and which will extend in the path of the wheel and rest upon the rail forwardly and rearwardly of said wheel.

Another object is to provide a guard of this character which will act as a Hanger and clear the rail in advance of the wheels when the ear is moving in either direction.

Another object is to provide a guard of this character which is of extremely simple construction and which may be readily secured in position.

A further object is to generally improve and simplify devices of this character and increase the efficiency thereof.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description and with lnarticular reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings: Figure l is a side elevation view of the device in position, Fig. 2 is a front view thereof, Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. l, and F ig. 4 is a detail view of the device removed from its support.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout, l0 designates in general my improved guard, which is constructed of one piece of spring metal, preferably circular `in cross section. The guard is of U-shaped form in outline and has an eye formed at the junction of the arm l1 with the main portion 12 thereof, said eye being indicated by the numeral 13 and adapted for engagement over the bolt 14k projecting downwardly from the axle boxing l5, as clearly shown in Figs. l to 3 inclusive. The arms 11 are curved downwardly and have their lower ends properly curved as shown at 16 for engagement over the tread portion of a rail to either side of the wheel 1G', so that a guard is provided in front of said wheel and when the car is traveling in either direction. Should there be an obstacle upon the rail, the arm 11 will engage against the same and be forced toward the wheel and then spring forwardly, brushing the obstacle from said rail, as will be clearly apparent.

From the foregoing, it will be` seen that I have provided a wheel guard of extremely simple construction and which will be highly efficient and effective in use.

It will further be evident that this guard may be readily secured in position upon the bolt, and the nut tightened upon the end of said bolt, to properly hold the guard in place.

I/Vhat I claim is:

A wheel guard formed of a single length of metal bent in substantially U-shaped form and curved at the ends of its bight portion to provide eyes for receiving the usual vertical bolts of a boxing and the free ends of the arms of the U-shaped member being bent to slide over the tread. portion of a rail.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

GEGRGE W. HALLEY.

Witnesses A. I. BLUE, Fimo E. HANSEN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

Patented Aug. 4, 1914.` 

